Editor’s note: The US, in order to maintain its relationship with the Kurds, a linchpin of American policy in the Middle East, may have to supply air defenses including Patriot Missile batteries to shoot down the US built and NATO sponsored F16’s that are flying air support for ISIS.
Yesterday, it was announced that the US air campaign against ISIS is a total failure. However, the US backed Turkish air campaign on behalf of ISIS seems to be doing just fine.
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BEIRUT, Aug 1 (Reuters) – A Kurdish militia fighting Islamic State in Syria accused Turkey on Saturday of targeting it at least four times in the past week and called on U.S-led forces to “clarify” their approach towards Ankara in light of this.
The accusations highlight the tensions surrounding Turkey’s entry into the fight against Islamic State. It made a turnaround last week by granting U.S-led forces access to its air bases and bombarding targets in Syria linked to Islamic State.
The Syrian Kurdish YPG, which regularly coordinates with U.S.-led air forces bombing Islamic State, said it had nothing to do with violence between the PKK and Turkish state.
“Despite our official announcement that we are not part of what is happening … the Turkish military monitors and targets our units,” it said in a statement on its website.
Turkish officials have previously said Syrian Kurdish forces remain outside the scope of their military efforts.
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